The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-25

turning around walked toward the front
door. When about thirty or forty feeG
from Blalock, he stopped, faced about ana
walked up directly in front Of Blalock, and
said:
Joe, you are armed, and am not"
Blalock, pulling out two Smith q Wesson
double-acting revolvers, one 80 ana one %
calbre, said:
THAT shall not be in the way. Here are
two pistols. Take your choice, and we Will
shoot it OUT
McCants made no reply, but soon disap-
peared out of the front door. Blalock put
the two revolvers away and returned to his
lunch. In about five minutes McCahtS
came to the front door of the store armed
with double-barreled shot gun, and asked
Mr.. Russ Hosch, one of the proprletors, IL
Joe Blalock was in the store, and added that
he intended to shoot him on the spot. Mr..
Hosch hurried to where Blalock and Find
lay stood, and told Blaock that McCants
was at the front door, armed with
double-barreled gun, and was
going to shoot him down. Blalock at once
stepped to the front door, but was detained
by Hosch, who took his arm and insisted
upon him not going further, but Blalock
urged Mr.. Hosch to let him loose, and when
Hosch released his arm, Blalock stepped TO
the front door and down to the ground, ana
holding his hands up said;
IF you are coward enough to shoot me
with double-barreled shot gun, when you
know that l have none, and when you re-
fused to fight me with pistols, go ahead"
McCants was about ten PAGES from Bla-
lock at this time, and he stepped few steps
to the rear, his gun still in the position OF
ready. About this time Mr.. Haynes, sec
ton boss on the railroad, and Jim Beard
ran up and took hold of the gun, Haynes
being in front of McCants and between him
and Blalock. McCanus had his left hand on
the gun, while Haynes held it with his right,
the barrels elevated McCants drew a re-
volver and fired at Blalock by reaching
around Mr.. Haynes but the ball failed to
hit its mark, and again from his safe posi-
ton he reached around Mr.. Haynes and let
drive another leaden messenger at Blalock.
who stood fully exposed to bullets and with
empty hands McCants still continued to
throw his bullets, and Balock whipping out
his No. 80 began to swap balls with lilm
After two shots BlaloCk's revolver failed to
act He threw it down upon the ground,
and drew his 80, but before firing some one
said that HAYNES was killed and not shoot
again. When Haynes fell to the ground,
McCants got down behind him, and here
the shooting ceased Blalock went to
Hoschton on business, and did not expect to
| see McCants, but from threats that Kilgore
had made, he thought it likely that he
might have difficulty with him. 1t is I'M
certain as to who shot Mr. Haynes, as the
shooting was general, and while it is hoped
that he will recover, his life hangs by a
brittle thread, as the ball passed entirely
through his body, having entered below his
right shoulder and coming out through
his left breast. Mr. Blalock was
at his post to-day, and while he regrets very
much that Mr.. Haynes, was shot, he says
that he feels justified i'll protecting himself
against Mr.. McCants' desperate efforts to
kill him. Mr. Blalock is a brother to Billie
Blalock, now deceased, who was so well and
favorably known in..Atlanta. He has a wife
and two children, and IS one among the
best boolx-keepers in the State. His friends
concur with him in his opinion that he is
justiflable in acting as he did, and they will
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